After Setting a Boundary With My Family, I Learned Something Important at the Bank

warmth of a woman who has been my attorney through the worst and most complicated things and has earned the right to skip the preamble.

“You’re in a strong position,” she said. “Legally. Financially. The house is yours, unambiguously. The fraud case is clear.”

“I know,” I said.

“How are you doing otherwise?”

I looked around the room. Martha’s recliner.continue reading …